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Many researchers list my ancestor William Crenshaw above with a father William Crenshaw Sr., and many include a middle initial "A." for one or both men. Others list William (1725-1799) as the son of Thomas Crenshaw of New Kent County and King William County and the Pamunkey River, Virginia (the same man I'll mention below), which he certainly could have been -- but there's no proof of that relationship, only suggestions by proximity, dates and naming patterns.

Tested DNA at both FTM and 23andMe. The latter has been no help what so ever.

The Crenshaw Family

Generation No. 1

1. Archibal D.1 Crenshaw was born October 28, 1792 in Virginia, and died July 16, 1863 in Near Dyer, Gibson, Tennessee. He married Martha C.. She was born December 29, 1804, and died February 13, 1857 in Gibson County, Tennessee.

Children of Archibal Crenshaw and Martha C. are:+ 2 i. William H.2 Crenshaw, born August 10, 1826 in Virginia; died March 27, 1900.+ 3 ii. Louis Clark Crenshaw, born February 09, 1829 in Virginia; died August 10, 1910 in Josephine, Collin, Texas. 4 iii. James Crenshaw, born 1835. 5 iv. Asa Crenshaw, born 1837. 6 v. Emily Crenshaw, born February 26, 1841 in Gibson County, Tennessee; died October 26, 1843 in Gibson County, Tennessee. 7 vi. Mae E. Crenshaw, born April 29, 1842; died January 11, 1892 in Gibson County, Tennessee.

Generation No. 2

2. William H.2 Crenshaw (Archibal D.1) was born August 10, 1826 in Virginia, and died March 27, 1900. He married Martha S. Hale.

Children of William Crenshaw and Martha Hale are:+ 8 i. Albert Louis3 Crenshaw, born October 24, 1851 in Trenton, Gibson, Tennessee; died May 12, 1941 in Cresson, Johnson, Texas. 9 ii. Luther Crenshaw, born June 24, 1855; died August 16, 1901 in Gibson County, Tennessee. 10 iii. Archy Ameracus Crenshaw, born June 18, 1859 in Gibson County, Tennessee; died September 23, 1860 in Gibson County, Tennessee. 11 iv. Hattie Crenshaw, born 1864. 12 v. Walter Crenshaw, born 1867.

3. Louis Clark2 Crenshaw (Archibal D.1) was born February 09, 1829 in Virginia, and died August 10, 1910 in Josephine, Collin, Texas. He married (1) Martha W. Wyatt. She was born November 12, 1834 in Gibson County, Tennessee, and died May 22, 1869 in Gibson County, Tennessee. He married (2) Paulina Ann Overall September 08, 1869 in Gibson County, Tennessee, daughter of Nathaiel Overall and Poline Rhoads.

Child of Louis Crenshaw and Martha Wyatt is: 13 i. Infant3 Crenshaw, born January 06, 1854 in Gibson County, Tennessee; died January 06, 1854 in Gibson County, Tennessee.

Children of Louis Crenshaw and Paulina Overall are: 14 i. Martha Ida3 Crenshaw, born July 07, 1870 in Gibson County, Tennessee; died July 26, 1870 in Gibson County, Tennessee.+ 15 ii. Neva Irene Crenshaw, born November 15, 1871 in Dyer, Gibson, Tennessee; died December 16, 1967 in Greenville, Hunt, Texas.+ 16 iii. Joseph Archer Crenshaw, born March 14, 1874 in Dyer, Gibson, Tennessee; died December 18, 1938 in Texarkana, Texas. 17 iv. Ella Maude Crenshaw, born July 21, 1876.+ 18 v. Carrie Lee Crenshaw, born April 27, 1879 in Dyer, Gibson, Tennessee; died May 17, 1960 in Greenville, Hunt, Texas.

Generation No. 3

8. Albert Louis3 Crenshaw (William H.2, Archibal D.1) was born October 24, 1851 in Trenton, Gibson, Tennessee, and died May 12, 1941 in Cresson, Johnson, Texas. He married Mattie M. Shelton October 23, 1873 in Gibson County, Tennessee.

15. Neva Irene3 Crenshaw (Louis Clark2, Archibal D.1) was born November 15, 1871 in Dyer, Gibson, Tennessee, and died December 16, 1967 in Greenville, Hunt, Texas. She married William Robert Creel November 24, 1892 in Greenville, Hunt, Texas, son of Thomas Creel and Mary Atkins.

16. Joseph Archer3 Crenshaw (Louis Clark2, Archibal D.1) was born March 14, 1874 in Dyer, Gibson, Tennessee, and died December 18, 1938 in Texarkana, Texas. He married Sara Jane Flowers February 10, 1895 in Hunt County, Texas.

18. Carrie Lee3 Crenshaw (Louis Clark2, Archibal D.1) was born April 27, 1879 in Dyer, Gibson, Tennessee, and died May 17, 1960 in Greenville, Hunt, Texas. She married James Jackson Creel December 20, 1898 in Greenville, Hunt, Texas, son of Thomas Creel and Mary Atkins. He died November 1949 in Greenville, Hunt, Texas.

Children of Carrie Crenshaw and James Creel are: 31 i. Mammie Pauline4 Creel, born January 19, 1900. 32 ii. Bonnie Lee Creel, born February 02, 1906. 33 iii. James Earl Creel, born July 31, 1908 in Greenville, Hunt, Texas; died February 25, 1945 in Cologne, Germany, Killed in Action WWII. He married Nona Grace Ewing. 34 iv. Wilma Christine Creel, born October 09, 1912 in Greenville, Hunt, Texas; died December 01, 1989 in Greenville, Hunt, Texas. 35 v. Charles Lynn Creel, born August 15, 1916 in Greenville, Hunt, Texas; died January 21, 1918 in Greenville, Hunt, Texas.

Generation No. 4

19. Jessie M.4 Crenshaw (Albert Louis3, William H.2, Archibal D.1) was born Abt. 1878 in Tennessee, and died September 1934. She married Edward Keller.

23. Martha Ola4 Crenshaw (Albert Louis3, William H.2, Archibal D.1) was born May 30, 1887 in Grandbury, Johnson, Texas, and died February 12, 1949 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas. She married William McMullen Waltrip 1906.

Children of Martha Crenshaw and William Waltrip are: 56 i. Elmer Luther5 Waltrip, born September 01, 1909; died 1969. 57 ii. James Louis Waltrip, born January 22, 1912 in Cresson, Johnson, Texas; died April 10, 1994 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas. 58 iii. Ola Mae Waltrip, born September 30, 1918.

24. Nina4 Crenshaw (Albert Louis3, William H.2, Archibal D.1) was born 1892. She married Murdock.

28. Louis Guy4 Creel, Sr. (Neva Irene3 Crenshaw, Louis Clark2, Archibal D.1) was born September 07, 1894 in Caddo Mills, Hunt, Texas, and died April 11, 1981 in Austin, Travis, Texas. He married Ione Rigney February 24, 1924 in Greenville, Hunt, Texas. She died March 1975 in Greenville, Hunt, Texas.

Children of Louis Creel and Ione Rigney are: 66 i. Lenora Irene5 Creel, born July 09, 1926 in Greenville, Hunt, Texas; died July 09, 1926 in Greenville, Hunt, Texas.+ 67 ii. Louis Guy Creel, Jr., born December 09, 1928 in Greenville, Hunt, Texas. 68 iii. William Lee Creel, born January 21, 1931 in Greenville, Hunt, Texas. 69 iv. James Edward Creel, born November 1933 in Greenville, Hunt, Texas; died November 10, 1948 in Greenville, Hunt, Texas.

"My great grandmother was Julia Emma Crenshaw she was born 8/8/1861 in newton co. Georgia. She died 4/7/1934 in white co. Arkansas. She married James Thomas Roaseau in newton co. I believe her father was William h. Crenshaw b.1833 in South Carolina. He was married to Susan E Lazenby b.may of 1838 in South Carolina. That's as far back as I can go. Maybe it will fit somewhere in the big Crenshaw puzzle."

Hello all. I am new to the forum and DNA testing in general. I have been working on my family for several years. My email is dccrens at hot mail dot com.

I haven't received results back on my kit yet. Kit number is 283360

I have however gotten results from Ancestry DNA testing for both Y-46 and mtDNA tests. I am Haplogroup R1B and the Y-46 test seems to be a pretty solid match for Thomas Crenshaw of Lunenburg and others. The only differences are at 449 (I am a 31) and 442 (I am a 17).

I am trying to learn as much as I can on DNA testing and so would appreciate any feedback from anyone that would like to give it. Once I receive my results from FTDNA I will post those. It will be interesting to see it the Ancestry Y-46 is confirmed by the FTDNA Y-DNA 111.

513. Martha TRICE, b. 1725 in St Pauls Parish, Hanover, Virginia, United States. d. bef 06 Jun 1789 in Hanover County, Virginia, USA (Date of Joseph Crenshaw's will, no wife named or mentioned, so she must have died prior to this date).

4096. John 'Granger' CRANSHAW Sr. , son of John CRANSHAWE and Greelye Leigh was born on 01 Sep 1620 in Wandsworth, Titsey, Surreyshire, England. He died after 1693 in King and Queen, Virginia, USA. He married an unknown spouse

Kit 190814Still new to all this, I have hit a solid and hard road Block on my most distant known [Hiram] ancestor. I also cant seem to link to any other match with other 'Crenshaw' even though the DNA match on 37 markers :(

I am descended from Sarah Granger and John Wallace; they married in 1780 in VA and moved later to Iredell Co (then Rowan) NC and died there about 1845. We think that Sarah was a Crenshaw and that her father was the William Crenshaw son of Joseph. William's will mentions a daughter Sarah who married a John Wallis. Has anyone Y-DNA tested who is a descendant of William? Is his lineage to Joseph been proven? Thanks.